Two foreign policy experts pointed out that the Australian hacker violated all asylum rules. He joined the conspiracy of a group that wants to destabilize the current government.

His
last shot was to the President of the Republic, Lenin Moreno. This was pointed
out by two experts in international politics interviewed by Public FM: María
Paz Jervis, dean of the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of the SEK
University, and Carlos Estarellas, doctor in Jurisprudence, professor and
analyst of International Politics.

Last
week, Julian Assange divulged the photographs of President Moreno and his
family, through its WikiLeaks portal and with it joined the campaign to
destabilize and chaotic the country, a campaign undertaken by former President
Rafael Correa.

The
Australian hacker has been in asylum at the Embassy of Ecuador in London since
2012 thanks to the government of former President Rafael Correa. Assange has an
Ecuadorian passport because it was granted by María Fernanda Espinosa,
ex-chancellor and current president of the General Assembly of the United
Nations.

For Dr. Jervis it was malicious to try to enter the most intimate part of the human being, which in this case was the private life of the Chief Executive and his family. “That is a bad political intention, with a poor and populist discourse. The minimum standards of political asylum were violated, “he stressed.

For
the Estates lawyer, at this moment Assange does not leave the Ecuadorian State
any other opportunity for action. Attacked the president of the state that
gives him political asylum. “It is disrespectful because he is isolated.
That is a violation of the rules of that protection. Assange made a direct
attack against the Ecuadorian government.”

The
analyst stressed that the Australian hacker already violated all the rules. He
has done it during all the time he has been at the Embassy, ​​he said. But what
are the ways to end Assange’s asylum?

Both
academics explained that the State can revoke Assange’s asylum, as long as it
registers in these circumstances: demonstrate and analyze that a situation of
risk has been ended for him, as well as the breach of the agreements signed
with the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry.

According
to Estarellas, different conventions on asylum such as Caracas or Montevideo
indicate that the asylee, in this case the founder of WikiLeaks, cannot make
public statements and even worse against the State that offers protection or
against its President. “They should never give Assange asylum because he
is not a political persecutor, he had common judgments and violated secret
information,” he recalled.

The
two experts agree that the solution should be quick because there is no longer
any justification for their political asylum. However, the Foreign Ministry
will have to define the most appropriate ways to end this situation that has
been “a dark cloud of Ecuadorian diplomacy and foreign policy,”
stressed Jervis.

For
them, Assange joined a conspiracy of a group to destabilize Moreno’s
government. “That is a violation of all asylum rules. The Government must
act firmly, although it is a difficult decision, “said Estarellas.

In
addition, both experts highlighted the change of rudder in foreign policy
during the current Government, with a Chancellor of experience and career as
José Valencia. According to Jervis, this issue suffered the greatest damage
during the 10 years of Rafael Correa’s government. “There was a lack of
institutionality and there was a 25-year retreat in that area,” he said.

He
cited an example: the prestigious Diplomatic Academy, which trained ambassadors
and embassy personnel, was closed by the regime. “The representatives of
Ecuador abroad no longer had knowledge of foreign policy or merits, but only an
ideological discourse,” said Jervis.

In
this context, the asylum of the WikiLeaks founder was given, which was a sui
generis act. No one understood the commitment of the State, which responded to
the personal interests of a character questioned by its ethics and exercise,
said the academic. They also stressed that states can revoke asylum.
“Assange no longer faces risks, maybe you can work on a safe conduct, that
could be a way out.” In the last case, Chancellor Valencia will have to
act according to the legitimate exercise of sovereignty of this country. (I)